Google_Maps

 http://maps.google.com/ =[|Google Maps Helped Solve Kidnapping Case]=

[|Google My Maps Users Guide] Visit the new o [|Google Maps] help forums to find the answer to questions you have This new option on the right-click menu in Google Maps gives you the most relevant results based on your current location, whether it's a specific address, a natural feature, or a place name. "What's here?" takes into account the zoom level you're looking at to give you the most appropriate geographical detail at that point. For example, if you're very zoomed in, you will get an exact address. If you're more zoomed out, you might get a neighborhood, a city or a state. If you combine this with the "At this address" feature, you can also see a list of the businesses located at that place.
 * POWER TIP "What's here?" in Google Maps** 7/1/09

If you are more of the visual learning type, there is an excellent [|YouTube channel] dedicated to helping you learn [|Google Maps.] **Here are some ideas about using Google Maps in the classroom. ** **MapTrot** Mashup @[| http://maptrot.com/index.html] Map your Community media type="youtube" key="pq7UA_Y5bsI" height="344" width="425"
 * [|Where Does Oil Come From?]
 *  [|Create a National Parks Virtual Tour]
 *  [|Mapping Halloween]
 *  [|Woices - Podcasts Meet Google Maps]
 *  [|Paint Map - Search Paintings from Around the World]
 * [|Prado Museum Google Earth layer] that allows users to explore art work through Google Maps. You can watch the video introduction to the Prado Museum layer
 * Below is a video introduction to Google Maps.

media type="youtube" key="TftFnot5uXw" height="344" width="425" media type="youtube" key="TftFnot5uXw" height="344" width="425" With the new Embedded KML Viewer http://tinyurl.com/7jhmdq You can embed Google "my maps" (or an Earth file) directly into Google Sites - nice! In Google Sites, edit the page, choose insert, more, "add by URL" and then use this URL: http://tinyurl.com/8fngtd You'll see it come up in the preview then just choose 2D map or 3D Earth and paste in your "My Maps" URL. “[|Google Historical Voyages and Events]” project, which is a site dedicated to historical events and people. Students from around the World are posting projects they are doing as they study history.

[|MapSkip | User Login and Account Creation]
> Many of our stories are about places. Where we fell in love, had the dream vacation, took that great picture or, well, joined the rebellion. And then there are the many other places that anchor our lives - where we live, eat, work and have fun. > > The purpose of MapSkip.com is to create a weave of stories about the places in our lives. Users are invited to create a free account and to mark up places in Google Maps with their own stories and photos. Users can browse each other's stories and can rate and discuss them. > > MapSkip is //**free**// to use and free of ads. We have strong feelings about sites that bother their users, and MapSkip strives to be different. MapSkip will never run ad banners, however we may feature sponsored stories (which will be marked accordingly) at some point in the future. Enable additional features for teachers > As a **//teacher you can create additional student accounts//** that will be tied to your email address. You can create as many student accounts as necessary and limit the information visible to other MapSkip users and the Internet public. These features are available through the My Passport page once this account has been created.
 * MapSkip makes the world a canvas for our stories and photos.

[|Google Maps]
 * Mountain View: http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/tech-tools-rotation-1/geo-apps
 * Chicago: http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/2008-09-24/geo
 * Molly Schroeder: http://sites.google.com/site/edinagg/google-maps